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Octopus
Octopus is the largest genus of octopuses, comprising more than 100 species. These species are widespread throughout the world's oceans. Many species formerly placed in the genus Octopus are now assigned to other genera within the family Octopodidae.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Common Octopus
speciesOctopus vulgaris
Day Octopus
speciesOctopus cyanea
Common Sydney Octopus
speciesOctopus tetricus
Lesser Two-spot Octopus
speciesOctopus bimaculoides
East Pacific Red Octopus
speciesOctopus rubescens
Brazilian Reef Octopus
speciesOctopus insularis
Caribbean Reef Octopus
speciesOctopus briareus
Star Octopus
speciesOctopus djinda
American Octopus
speciesOctopus americanus
Hubb's Octopus
speciesOctopus hubbsorum
Southern Keeled Octopus
speciesOctopus berrima
Galápagos Reef Octopus
speciesOctopus oculifer
Pale Octopus
speciesOctopus pallidus
East Asian Common Octopus
speciesOctopus sinensis
Southern Sand Octopus
speciesOctopus kaurna
Atlantic Pygmy Octopus
speciesOctopus joubini
Verrill's Two-spot Octopus
speciesOctopus bimaculatus
Tehuelche Octopus
speciesOctopus tehuelchus
California Lilliput Octopus
speciesOctopus micropyrsus
Changos Octopus
speciesOctopus mimus
Bumblebee Two-spot Octopus
speciesOctopus hummelincki
Friendly Octopus
speciesOctopus laqueus
Mexican Four-eyed Octopus
speciesOctopus maya
Whiparm Octopus
speciesOctopus minor
Oliver's Octopus
speciesOctopus oliveri
Hammer Octopus
speciesOctopus australis
Star-sucker Pygmy Octopus
speciesOctopus wolfi
Snakearm Octopus
speciesOctopus alecto
Hawaiian Octopus
speciesOctopus hawaiiensis
Fitch's Pygmy Octopus
speciesOctopus fitchi
Bock's Pygmy Octopus
speciesOctopus bocki
Veiled Octopus
speciesOctopus veligero
Japanese Pygmy Octopus
speciesOctopus parvus
Spider Octopus
speciesOctopus salutii
Chestnut Octopus
speciesOctopus conispadiceus
Octopus pumilus
speciesOctopus pumilus
Ascension Octopus
speciesOctopus occidentalis
Lesser Pacific Striped Octopus
speciesOctopus chierchiae
Bighead Octopus
speciesOctopus vitiensis
North Pacific Bigeye Octopus
speciesOctopus californicus
Octopus penicillifer
speciesOctopus penicillifer
Kaharoa Octopus
speciesOctopus kaharoa
Octopus stictochrus
speciesOctopus stictochrus
Club Pygmy Octopus
speciesOctopus warringa
Octopus gorgonus
speciesOctopus gorgonus
Octopus balboai
speciesOctopus balboai
Octopus berenice
speciesOctopus berenice
Bulb-tip Octopus
speciesOctopus bulbus
Octopus diminutus
speciesOctopus diminutus
Octopus favonius
speciesOctopus favonius
Octopus gardineri
speciesOctopus gardineri
Spaghetti Octopus
speciesOctopus harpedon
Octopus hattai
speciesOctopus hattai
Large-eared Octopus
speciesOctopus incella
Octopus kapalae
speciesOctopus kapalae
Octopus mariles
speciesOctopus mariles
Octopus microphthalmus
speciesOctopus microphthalmus
Pygmy Keeled Octopus
speciesOctopus micros
Octopus mutilans
speciesOctopus mutilans
Nanny Octopus
speciesOctopus nanus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
The Hieroglyphics
Horapollo · 1551 · p.247
Vlyssis Aldrovandi Philosophi Ac Medici Bononiensis Historiam Naturalem in Gymnasio ibidem olim profitentis De Reliquis Animalibus exanguibus, utpote De Mollibus, De Crustaceis, De Testaceis & De Zoophytis Libri Quatuor Post mortem eius editi
Aldrovandi, Ulisse · 1623 · p.16
Hokusai Manga (北斎漫画), Vol. 1
Katsushika Hokusai · 1814 · p.23
The Hieroglyphics
Horapollo · 1551 · p.246
History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1586 · p.558
The Hieroglyphics
Horapollo · 1551 · p.254
Books on Marine Fishes
Guillaume Rondelet · 1554 · p.537
The Pagan World and the Origin of its Gods
Herold, Johann · 1554 · p.870
History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1586 · p.559
Hōrou Apollōnos Neilōou Hieroglyphika eklekta = : Hori Apollinis selecta hieroglyphica, sive sacrae notae Aegyptiorum, & insculptae imagines
Horapollo · 1597 · p.246
Hōrou Apollōnos Neilōou Hieroglyphika eklekta = : Hori Apollinis selecta hieroglyphica, sive sacrae notae Aegyptiorum, & insculptae imagines
Horapollo · 1597 · p.247
The Pagan World and the Origin of its Gods
Herold, Johann · 1554 · p.870
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